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Chapter #7: Planning a Reunion and Planning for Revenge
Michiru blushed lightly in embarrassment from having five attractive goddesses of heavenly beauty smiling at him simultaneously, even when he had averted his eyes from each of them, he knew they still had their eyes fixed on him from their cute giggles and cheerful voices as they laughed lightly at how funny they found his reddened face to be. Inuyasha and Kagome were also smiling too, though they felt a little sorry for their Kururugi friend's momentary state right now, but they were both happy that Michiru had made more friends and that they were getting to enjoy the afternoon together and what ever else was in store for them today.
"I-I'll have to ask my Uncle's permission if we can have more friends visit and stay over, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind." Michiru said in an effort to move on since he couldn't argue with Inuyasha and besides, he also wanted to see his other Feudal era friends again, having all of them over for a visit in the modern era was a wonderful idea even though he hadn't yet learned how to summon or take people back and forth through time like his ancestor Utsugi had done. "However, even if he would allow our friends over, Kagome and Inuyasha are the only ones who can use the Bone Eater's well to travel back and forth between worlds, Sango and the others can't and neither can I."
"No need to worry about that Michiru, if I happened to know where the Bone Eater's well is, I could offer my divine blessings which would allow them to use it just as Inuyasha and Kagome do." Belldandy suggested, drawing everyone's attention with her words.
"Really?" Wow! That would be great, I always hoped that Sango, Miroku and Shippo could come and visit the modern era one day." Kagome replied excitedly, recalling all of her fantasies in which she imagined having Miroku and Sango's wedding in the modern era with Shippo, Inuyasha and herself standing off to the side with her family watching joyfully, and Michiru as well even though she had all of these fantasies before she and the others first met him in the Feudal era.
"Wouldn't that be dangerous Belldandy?" Michiru asked worriedly. "I mean, if you did that, wouldn't anyone or anything else be able to use the well too? I wouldn't want any dangerous demons being able to use the well to venture into our era because that would endanger Kagome's family and put humanity in danger, the thought of having Naraku in our era is just as scary even though we all know he's dead."
"Oh, not to worry Michiru, I can offer my blessings so only you, your other friends and all of us can use the Bone Eater's well." Belldandy answered reassuringly. "That will ensure that no one or nothing else can pass through between eras to cause danger to people in this world, if Kagome will allow me to accompany her and Inuyasha back to her house, I believe that I can arrange for this to happen."
"Well if you're going Belldandy, then I'll stay here to help watch over the house until all of you return." Michiru replied. "Even though my Uncle is still here and won't be leaving until tomorrow morning, I still have the responsibility of watching over the house."
"That's fine Michiru, we'll let Sango, Miroku and Shippo know that you'll be waiting for us here, all of them will be so exited to see you again." Kagome said joyfully.
"But before we leave Kagome, all of us must finish eating our lunch, especially you and Inuyasha since you'll be on the road again going back to your house so please eat as much as you can to gather your energy." Belldandy ordered with a polite, but caring voice.
"Sounds good to me Belldandy, don't mind if I do." Inuyasha replied, loading his plate with another helping of various foods to eat again.
"Belldandy? When I saw you for the first time, you entered through the mirror upstairs in the washroom." Michiru asked. "Can you travel from place to place using mirrors no matter where they are just like that without any difficulty?"
"Yes I can Michiru, but why do you ask?" Belldandy replied curiously.
"Well, after you've offered your blessings to the Bone Eater's well, I think its best that you return here right away so you can spare yourself the embarrassment of having Miroku…" Michiru answered, his face blushing lightly in the process as he stopped in mid sentence.
"Good call Michiru, we need the time to have a talk with Miroku in order to make him smarten up since he'll be meeting all of the goddesses here, though I doubt we'll succeed given his long streak of indecent incidents thus far." Inuyasha pointed out, catching on to what his Kururugi friend had been hinting at. "Besides Belldandy, I'm sure you and the other goddesses would like time to prepare yourselves because you'll need all the help in the world to save you from Miroku's lecherous hands if you recall from our adventures together."
"No need to worry so much Inuyasha, we'll have Michiru here to watch over and protect all of us." Peorth said reassuringly with a lovely smile, stealing a glance at Michiru and making the Shikigami user blush even more than he was already, she was quite confident that Michiru would look out for her and the other goddesses after his heroic actions had saved her this morning from Toshiyuki's assault. "And if that's not enough, each of us have our own means of self defence to protect ourselves with, magic and what ever else we possess."
"I see, well then, it looks as though we don't have to worry…seeing as how all of you have Michiru protecting you." Inuyasha stated jokingly with a sarcastic grin, the half demon was already imagining the priceless look on Miroku's face when the monk realized that their Kururugi friend was living under the same roof as five heavenly goddesses of unimaginable beauty for two whole weeks and he couldn't wait to see it once Miroku, Sango and Shippo had come over here for a visit.
"Please Inuyasha, I don't want you encouraging Miroku, I want you to make him understand that he better behave himself or else…he'll get more than just a slap in the face if he dares lay a hand on any of my new friends." Michiru politely declared. "Though he may be a guest coming over for a visit, this is still my Uncle's house and I expect him to abide by the rules that everyone in the modern era is expected to follow…no exceptions. Do you understand that as well Kagome?"
"Yes, I understand, and we'll give Miroku fair warning before we arrive so that he won't have any excuses for what ever consequences befall him should he be stupid enough to ignore our warnings." Kagome answered, understanding Michiru's reasons and concerns.
"Ahem, if Belldandy's going to accompany, I can follow in my motorcycle and Belldandy can ride with me." Keiichi suggested. "I better be there with Belldandy when she offers her blessings to the well in case this Miroku character tries anything."
"Its alright Keiichi, I'll be home as soon as I'm done because I'll leave long before Miroku and the others even get to the well." Belldandy said reassuringly. "Besides, you'll be busy at the auto club again since you and your friends will be building the new bike you mentioned."
"Oh, right, I forgot about that." Keiichi replied sheepishly, earning a glance from Urd who gave him a wink for acting like a man out of concern for Belldandy just as any young man would do for their girlfriend. "Well I better head over to the Auto club then now that lunch is over, thanks for the wonderful meal Belldandy. As long as you can travel from place to place easily using mirrors, would you like to accompany me to the Auto club before going to Kagome's house?"
"Oh yes, I would like that very much, thank you Keiichi." Belldandy replied smiling sincerely at her boyfriend as their hands touched.
"But if Belldandy goes with you Keiichi, Inuyasha and I will have to wait for her to come back before we can leave or else she won't know how to find us or where to look for us." Kagome said worriedly, momentarily forgetting that Belldandy was a goddess and underestimating the powers and abilities that Belldandy had at her disposal.
"Its alright Kagome, you and Inuyasha can leave here at the same time that Keiichi and I do, I'll be able to track both of you down easily so I can accompany you the rest of the way after Keiichi arrives at the Auto club." Belldandy replied reassuringly and bringing Kagome's worries to rest. "Now, if everyone has had enough to eat, we can all clean up and leave."
"Thank you again for such a nice meal Belldandy, all of the foods you made tasted delicious." Michiru said thankfully to Belldandy.
"You're very welcome Michiru, I'm glad that all of you enjoyed everything." Belldandy replied politely, just before she noticed Michiru's Uncle entering the kitchen having awoken from his nap at last. "Oh, Mr. Koshian, we've just finished eating. But there's still lots of food left, please sit down and help yourself, I'll package up the leftovers after you've eaten."
"Thank you Miss Belldandy." Koshian replied politely, sitting down at the other head of the table with Peorth on his left and Inuyasha on his right. "Who might the three of you be? Are you by any chance friends with my nephew Michiru?"
"Yes we are sir, I'm Kagome, this is Lind and this is Inuyasha, its nice to meet you." Kagome replied swiftly in a polite tone of voice, hoping that Michiru's Uncle wouldn't notice Inuyasha's dog ears since the half demon had removed his black baseball cap from his head out of politeness while eating lunch at the table.
"Nice to meet all of you as well young lady," Koshian answered before turning his attention towards his young nephew. "Had I known that you had this many friends Michiru, I would have allowed all of you to stay over at my house a lot sooner so your parents wouldn't have to worry about the house being left alone even though Belldandy and Keiichi have already been looking after it during my absence. But it appears as though everything turned out in the end seeing as how you've already befriended everyone living under this roof so you're doing a good job, your parents would be proud of you."
"Thanks Uncle Koshian, speaking of friends, I actually have…several more of them and I was wondering if I could..." Michiru said with a hint of hesitance in his voice since he felt guilty for wanting his Uncle's permission to allow more of his friends to visit here given that there were already a lot of them staying under the same roof.
Keiichi and three goddesses were currently living here to begin with, Michiru's arrival had lead to Peorth followed by Lind along with Inuyasha and Kagome which added altogether made a total of nine occupants, not counting Michiru's Uncle. Now Miroku, Sango and Shippo would soon be visiting or so he and everyone hoped, the house was large enough and there were plenty of rooms available, but Michiru was inwardly worried for what his parents would say after what his Mom had learned thus far which was merely a fraction of the entire truth.
"Well of course you can invite them over Michiru!" Koshian replied wholeheartedly, making Michiru sigh with relief, Inuyasha and Kagome were both inwardly cheering now that they had permission to have Miroku, Sango and Shippo over for a visit. "The more, the merrier, having a lot of friends is just as important as having a loving family and after all the hard work that you've been doing while you've grown up, you deserve to be rewarded in life."
"Uh huh, th-thank you Uncle Koshian." Michiru responded sheepishly with a hint of embarrassment even though he was very grateful for his Uncle letting him invite Sango and the others over for a visit at the house.
"You're my nephew Michiru, if you need anything, all you have to do is ask, remember that." Koshian replied before drinking some ice tea.
A short while later, Michiru's Uncle had finished eating and everyone helped to clean up the kitchen and package up the left over food before putting all of it away in the fridge, everyone then went about preparing to leave or to occupy themselves until the time came to say goodbye to those who would shortly be leaving. Keiichi went outside to prepare his motorcycle so he and Belldandy could drive together to the Auto club, Kagome and Inuyasha waited outside to discuss how they should break the news to Sango, Miroku and Shippo about coming over to visit Michiru in the modern era along with the matter of the goddesses who their Kururugi friend was currently staying with under the same roof. Michiru stayed in the living room to keep his Uncle company along with the goddesses who were content to relax and chit chat. Keiichi came back inside and informed Belldandy that the motorcycle was revved up and ready to go, he then handed the first class goddess her helmet and everyone followed the two of them outside to see them off along with Inuyasha and Kagome who had called a taxi to take them to the train station where they would travel from Nekomi to Tokyo, they would then come back with Sango, Miroku and Shippo on the return trip once the three of them came through the Bone Eater's well as they had planned out.
"Have fun at the Auto club big sis, see you when you get back!" Skuld shouted happily with a big smile while waving at Belldandy and Keiichi who waved back at her before preparing to drive away.
"Bye bye Skuld, take care everyone, see all of you when we come back!" Belldandy replied happily in response while waving back too, a minute later Keiichi accelerated power on his motorcycle and the two of them rode away together, a taxi followed them out the front entrance of the property, transporting Inuyasha and Kagome to the train station, the two of them waving at Michiru until they were out of sight.
"Well, now what should the rest of us do until everyone comes back?" Michiru asked curiously since it would be a couple of hours until Inuyasha and Kagome returned with the rest of Michiru's Feudal era friends once they passed through the well from their era to this one.
"I'm going to watch TV for a while, I hear there's supposed to be a good sci-fi show on this afternoon." Urd stated, going to the living room.
"I'm going to my room to work on some of my latest inventions." Skuld stated, wandering off to go upstairs to her bedroom/private lab.
"I think I'll practice some combat training for a while." Lind stated, heading around to where the side porch of the house was located, near the open ground between the house and the patch of trees where she had first landed on earth after coming down from heaven to visit.
"I'm going for a short walk, you're welcome to accompany me Michiru if you'd like." Koshian suggested.
"Sure, that'd be nice." Michiru replied.
"I'll come too." Peorth said, taking hold of Michiru's hand with her own and smiling affectionately at him which only served to make the teenage boy nervous since his Uncle was present.
A short distance away and outside of the property which surrounded the house, Toshiyuki watched and observed the motorcycle and taxi driving away with the passengers onboard through an pair of binoculars he was holding in his left hand to spy on the property from his hiding place, he held a cellular phone in his right hand to communicate with Mara who was back at his luxurious apartment.
"I can see Belldandy and Morisato leaving together, well now, this is certainly interesting to find out." Toshiyuki commented while watching carefully. "The other two in the taxi are the ones who suddenly appeared out of nowhere the last time I was here, the guy dressed in red is the one who destroyed my car with his bear fists and lifted it off the ground on to the back of the trailer which then drove away with it, I was then forced to chase it down and I was cost a lot of money for that no thanks to the first person who showed up and ruined my fun."
"Are you positive that the girl you mentioned was named Peorth and that the boy you described fit's the same profile of the boy whom I said thwarted my plan after I had broken into that house yesterday afternoon?" Mara asked over the phone.
"Absolutely, there's no doubt about it, I was enjoying her when that cocky commoner ruined everything and punched me in the face." Toshiyuki answered, grinning angrily in response as he recalled the incident from this morning. "I say we go in now while the others are gone."
"We don't know how long they'll be gone for or when they'll be coming back, you get in your car and follow Belldandy and see if you can find out how long they'll be gone from the house for, I'll stay and start formulating our plan of attack for later on in the day." Mara ordered.
"But what about the other two?" Toshiyuki asked. "Without them or Belldandy, Peorth and that brat of a boy will be easy prey for us both."
"From all those stories you told me of how you were thwarted by Belldandy and Urd, its obvious that none of your plans ever succeeded, which is why I'm in charge so shut up and get going, I'll meet you back at your place once I've figured out what to do and how to plan out our next move." Mara ordered, snarling evilly on the other end of the line in an effort to get her point across. "Understand?"
"Very well then, I'll return when I have more information." Toshiyuki replied frustratingly before hanging up as he reluctantly obeyed, leaving his observation post to return to his now drivable Ferrari which was now repaired and running at full operational status. "I don't see why she has to be one in charge, at least I have experience when it comes to dealing with Belldandy and her sister Urd who both seem to possess unexplainable powers which allow them to avoid or get out of even the most carefully planned ambushes devised by Sayoko and I. Wait a minute, I should get Sayoko and see if she's interested in helping Mara and I, perhaps her involvement will give us an advantage."
Japan's Feudal era, somewhere in the vast forests, a female demon dressed in a white and dark pink kimono held together with a yellow sash walked casually through the trees as she cautiously listened and looked for anything around her. She wore sandals on her feet, she had tiny beaded earrings made of jade along with her raven black hair tied up in a ponytail with two or three small white feathers done up in it and she carried a paper fan in hand kept folded up while it wasn't in use. Though she was a demon, she still had the figure of an attractive woman, but she wore a serious expression on her face for most of the time and her bright red eyes would give any human being a fright. Her name was Kagura, the wind sorceress and she was an incarnation of Naraku whom she despised and wanted to free herself from despite the fact that her betrayal had cost Kagura her very life.
Naraku's dead and gone, but that doesn't make any sense! How can I be alive right now if Naraku is dead?
Flashback…
"I-I'm alive! B-But how?" Kagura asked out loud after coughing for a moment once her body had regained life and woken up amidst the rubble of rocks, dirt and broken boulders littered about the floor of the massive cavern. "That's right, Naraku killed me after I betrayed him and lead Michiru and the others to where he was hiding inside here. But…I'm alive now even though I feel no heartbeat within me which means…Naraku's still alive."
Looking around the ruined environment which surrounded her as she slowly pulled herself up to stand on her own two feet, the wind sorceress recalled all of her memories including all of those which surrounded her last moments in life before death along with who were involved in them and so on, knowing that Naraku was alive gave Kagura reason to look for the entranceway to the cave so she could leave this place which had been her tomb temporarily while she was dead. After a short walk, a glimmer of sunlight shone through the cave's entrance, a light which grew bigger and brighter as she approached until she ventured outside into the open where the air smelled clean and fresh. Blinking in the sunlight, Kagura looked about for signs of any recent activity or evidence which could tell her whether or not Naraku was even still here or how long it had been since the time she had died by his hand, but alas…there were none to be seen.
"I don't understand, surely Naraku would have waited for me if he still has a use for me, he wouldn't have resurrected me otherwise." Kagura deduced, walking along the path leading throughout the interior of Asagiri island, just off the coast of Shiyosai Village which was a short distance away and built on the beach of the mainland, but close enough that it could be seen clearly by the naked eye. "Hmm, maybe this is his way of giving me time to think twice about betraying him again…no, that's not like Naraku at all, he would use force and pain to get what he wants as he always does when ever he manipulates people. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to do as I please for now until he shows up…and maybe I should look for Kanna as well, if I'm alive then she must be alive too."
Kagura walked along the path leading from the secret cave entrance into the island interior, in order to pass the time, she decided to explore the whole of the island in the off chance that there were some clues left behind to show what had happened to Naraku and everyone else in the aftermath of the battle following her death. Once she finished exploring the island, the wind sorceress headed towards the beach where she recalled was the most suitable spot to travel to and from the island to the mainland, the beach was deserted and no boats were seen which told her that Inuyasha's band of friends had managed to survive the battle against Naraku.
"Huh?" Kagura inhaled sharply as an unexpected feeling shocked her from within, followed by a calm and steady pulse beating from inside of her chest, her heartbeat to be precise. "I-I can feel my heart b-beating again, so that must mean…Naraku is finally dead. I-I am free…at last!"
End of flashback…
He must have confronted Inuyasha and the others in battle again…but then my heart started beating in my chest shortly afterwards…which means he must have been killed in battle! Even if he wasn't killed, if he had killed Inuyasha and the others instead, what reason would he have to resurrect me? I betrayed him when I offered to lead Michiru and the others to Naraku's hiding place and I can clearly remember Naraku destroying my heart before he fought everyone, so why? Why would Naraku have any need for me alive?
Even as Kagura pondered these questions through her mind over and over again, the answers still eluded her, making the wind sorceress feel more uneasy despite the fact that she was now apparently free. It was rather ironic, she finally had her freedom and was liberated from Naraku's possession, but Kagura still didn't feel any satisfactory from her new predicament which was understandable since she had no positive proof other than the fact that she could feel her heartbeat inside of her chest again. The demonic woman would have liked to see Naraku's demise with her own eyes just as she knew Inuyasha and his friends must have seen it, to watch that monster of unimaginable cruelty die with a look of fear all over his face before the end and more importantly, to have that memory as proof that he truly did in fact die once and for all with no means of ever returning.
I don't even know how many days it has been since I died…though its been almost a month since I was resurrected again. I wonder if Kanna was brought back to life too? I don't see why not, Naraku always had more trust in her than he did in me, but that doesn't matter any more. Though, I suppose if Kanna is alive, maybe I should try to find her and see if she has any answers which could explain everything.
Elsewhere in the wilderness of Feudal Japan, a young little girl who was very short in stature wandered silently through the forest in an easterly direction towards the mountains, she had black eyes and long white hair which made her mysterious appearance look almost ghostly. Her name was Kanna and she wore a simple white kimono which matched the white sandals on her feet, she had a white flower on the either side of her head in her hair, both of which were difficult to see unless one looked carefully at her. Though she didn't appear to be dangerous or formidable in battle at a first glance, this little girl was in some ways more dangerous than even Kagura, for she possessed a mirror which she could use to suck out the soles of her unsuspecting victims should they happen to stare into its depths for even a moment.
Its been many days since I came back to life and I still haven't found any sign of Kagura. How many more days it is going to take until I find her?
Flashback…
"I-I'm alive, b-but how?" Kanna asked as life returned to her demonic body, she examined herself carefully before turning her attention towards her mirror which also appeared to be intact and unharmed. "Naraku must have brought me back to life…which means that it is time for me to set out on my next mission."
The little girl stood up and wandered silently throughout the deserted ruined of Botan village, this had once been a small community full of life and home to many humans, but not any more. The huts and houses were empty, their wooden structures were rotting away and falling apart, a mysterious blanket of fog had descended over the whole area which added more suspense to the scenery and only served to scare away any human beings who dared to venture inside and explore the village for any valuables left behind. Being a little girl with a very short stature compared to the wind sorceress Kagura, Kanna took longer to walk on foot and she always moved slowly in order to avoid making noise which would attract unwanted attention from any demons lurking nearby even though she was armed with her mirror, though she probably did this in order to listen and watch for any signs of movement all around her given that she was an incarnation of Naraku and therefore an enemy of Inuyasha and all of his companions.
End of flashback…
Naraku is dead, yet I am alive and my mission remains unchanged. How is this so? Why do I feel this way? What of Kagura? Is she alive too? I must find her.
Kanna continued walking eastwards towards the mountains alone and in absolute silence, step by step one and mile by mile, for she couldn't fly until after she had met up with Kagura if she managed to find her demonic companion. For the time being, it looked as though Kanna would be progressing at a snail's pace which also meant that what ever mission Naraku had supposedly given her in the days leading up to his death in battle with Inuyasha and the others would be very slow to accomplish even for one as dangerous and reliable as herself.
Later on that afternoon at Kaede's village, everyone was enjoying a day of relaxation and only did what ever work was necessary, toiling in the fields or cooking and cleaning or whatever. Kohaku was sleeping peacefully inside of Lady Kaede's hut with Kirara in her kitten form watching over him to make sure he was safe, Shippo was playing around with some young boys who were having fun watching all of his tricks toys. Sango was taking time to help Kaede with her daily chores and Miroku who had only just returned from a trip which had taken him to his father's gravesite, was back wandering around and enjoying the site of the villagers going about their peaceful lives…especially the young female villagers.
"Hello Miroku, did you have a nice trip?" Sango asked as she noticed the young monk wander over to her and Kaede who were toiling in the field together, gathering and planting vegetables.
"Yes, though it was rather dull since I was by myself for most of the time, but I did run into Hachi and we chit chatted for a while." Miroku replied. "Hachi was kind enough to fly me back here, he just wandered off to go for a short walk, he'll be back in a little while."
"How are ye Miroku?" Lady Kaede asked curiously. "Feeling better now that your wind tunnel and Naraku are both gone for good?"
"Yes indeed, thank you Kaede, which brings me to why I've returned here. Sango, I know that you've been through a lot and that you finally have Kohaku back safe and sound, but I believe we're both finally free to move forward with our lives together now that Naraku's dead and gone." Miroku replied, taking hold of Sango's hands with his own and looking the female demon slayer in the eyes affectionately. "Sango…would you do me the honour of bearing my children?"
"Huh?" Sango mumbled uncontrollably in response, her face and cheeks blushing red and her eyes widening in shock. While it was true she had her own feelings of affection for Miroku just as he had for her, she was really hoping that Miroku would finally abandon his lecherous ways and at least attempt to change himself in to a proper young man who she eventually hoped he would become, but sadly that day was obviously a long way off and the perverted idiot had just ruined what could have been a very romantic moment. "Why you…"
"The two of ye can have some privacy in my hut if ye so desire, I'll move in with a friend and look after Kohaku for tonight if ye both wish." Kaede said humorously with an amused look on her kind face, her words bringing Sango out of her embarrassed state in the process.
"Miroku…you dirty monk!" Sango yelled angrily, removing her hands from Miroku's grasp and swinging her body around in a 360 degree turn which gave her the momentum she needed to lift a leg off the ground and drive her foot into Miroku side, knocking the monk on the ground with ease. "Honestly Miroku, I really hoped that you would finally change for the better, but it appears as though I was wrong."
"Sango, I never said we had to do anything this minute or tonight, I meant in the near future when you find that your ready." Miroku replied, hoping to dispel Sango's anger as he spoke, crawling about on his hands and knees under the watchful gaze of the warrior woman.
"The only way I'll ever bear your children Miroku is if you put an end to your lecherous actions and act like a well behaved young man, someone who is honest and caring without any lies or deceitful ways." Sango countered, towering over Miroku as she stood over his cowering form with her hands on her hips and her eyes glaring down upon him. "You know what? Michiru, Inuyasha and even Shippo stand a better chance at starting a loving family of their own than you ever do because each of them know how to behave and act politely. One of these days Miroku, you're going to see each of them find themselves someone to love and you'll be left all alone in the world because you can't let go of your perverted ways."
"I think I'll leave ye two alone for a moment, I'll see ye both later, take care Sango and thank ye for all your help today." Kaede stated, gathering up her basket of freshly picked vegetables before wandering off to her house, leaving Sango and Miroku alone in the field.
"Inuyasha already has a relationship with Kagome and although they're both stubborn and need time to move forward, they'll eventually settle down together and start a loving family with children of their own. Shippo may be very young, but he's polite so I'm sure he'll find someone to fall in love with and start a loving family with too." Sango explained, her eyes never breaking contact with Miroku's as she spoke. "Michiru may be somewhat shy and socially inexperienced, but he's also kind hearted and treats others respectfully and fairly just as every young man should do. Mark my words Miroku, maybe not today or tomorrow, but one day you're going to find out just why its so important to treat people properly and not to have your mind focussed entirely on lechery your whole life."
With that, Sango turned about and stormed back to Kaede's house, making sure to carry the two baskets that were left behind with the vegetables she had picked while she was helping Kaede with working in the fields today. Miroku was left behind in his crouched position, relieved that Sango had only yelled at him and nothing more after the kick she had given him, but his mind was divided over whether or not the female demon slayer would be correct in her predictions. Before Miroku could ponder this matter any further however, he was interrupted by the sound of Inuyasha's voice who he could hear calling out to him as the half demon bounded over to him one leap at a time, Kagome was running along in an effort to catch up from behind since she couldn't jump as high or as far as Inuyasha could.
"Miroku! Where's Sango at? Have you seen her?" Inuyasha asked excitedly, heaving the monk up from the ground in one swift motion with his strong hands and arms before backing up and giving Miroku some space along with the chance to respond to his questions.
"She just left with some vegetables that she and Kaede were both picking from the garden in the fields here, she's probably back at the hut with Kaede right now." Miroku replied, only now just noticing that his half demon friend was in an unusually excited mood which didn't happen very often, the last time Miroku had seen Inuyasha in such a great mood was in fact just after he and everyone had defeated Naraku in battle shortly before Utsugi's death and Michiru's return back to his own world. "What's gotten into you all of a sudden Inuyasha?"
"How would you like to go visit Kagome's world?" Inuyasha asked, knowing full well that the lecherous monk would jump at the chance.
"Go visit…Kagome's world?" Miroku replied, completely caught off guard by such a question, the thought had never crossed his mind because he knew he couldn't use the Bone Eater's well like Inuyasha and Kagome could, but he often fantasized about flirting around with young attractive women and having them all dressed in short skirts like Kagome was an added bonus. "But how is that even possibly Inuyasha?"
"I'll let Kagome do the talking on this one, you wait here while I go find Sango, be right back." Inuyasha stated, darting off before Miroku could ask or say anything else, luckily Kagome had caught up and was running over to the monk's side so she could talk to him.
"Hey Miroku." Kagome said once she came to a halt, feeling as excited as Inuyasha was to take Miroku, Sango and Shippo on a surprise visit to the Modern era where they could all see Michiru after what felt like a very long three weeks. "Are Sango and Shippo around?"
"Yes they are, Sango just left to go to Kaede's house and Shippo's somewhere playing with the village children." Miroku answered, hoping to get an explanation from Kagome about what Inuyasha meant behind him and everyone else getting to go visit Kagome's world. "Kagome? What's this talk of going to visit your world all of a sudden? Inuyasha showed up and suddenly asked me if I'd like to go even though I can't use the Bone Eater's well like both of you can."
"Well…its kind of a long story, but Inuyasha and I will be happy to explain everything to you and the others on the way if we go now, we have to hurry if we want to arrive before the afternoon is over." Kagome answered, taking the opportunity to try brushing the dust and dirt off of Miroku's blue kimono as well as straighten it out a little so it was neat enough to make the monk look presentable since he would be meeting five goddesses from heaven, though her excitement caused the reborn priestess to temporarily forget Miroku's undesirable qualities which would undoubtedly cause trouble once they arrived back at the house where all of them were going. "Follow me Miroku."
Miroku went along with Kagome and followed the reborn priestess in an effort to track down Shippo who was presumably somewhere else in Kaede's village playing around with the young village children and showing off his toys and tricks which easily entertained those who were so young. Inuyasha was still trying to explain all that he had learned from Michiru to Sango in an effort to convince the female demon slayer that she could now use the Bone Eater's well just as easily as both he and Kagome could, though Sango still had her doubts and since Michiru hadn't accompanied Inuyasha and Kagome to come and see them, it was rather difficult for Sango to accept all of this with only words to go on. Kagome tried her best to tell all that she had learned to both Miroku and Shippo as well, and although they too were having a hard time believing her about being granted access to travel between eras through the Bone Eater's well, they were both very interested and excited to visit the modern world and to see Michiru in person once again.
"This is going to be really exciting, I'm going to get ready to leave right now." Shippo said joyfully once the three of them arrived inside of Kaede's house where the elderly woman was speaking with Sango and Inuyasha.
"This is certainly an interesting story Kagome, I thought that no demons or magic wielders exist in your era." Miroku commented.
"I thought so too, but after Inuyasha and I went to go visit Michiru at his Uncle's house, we were both just as shocked as you are to find out that demons and goddesses still exist in my world." Kagome replied. "But you'll have a better understanding once all of us arrive, now we have to hurry if we're to catch a train so we can travel to Nekomi before the afternoon is over, and stay together so no one gets lost."
"What's a train Kagome?" Shippo asked curiously, making the teenage girl wear a sweat drop on her head since she was going to be bombarded with endless questions from each of her feudal era friends all the way until they arrived at the house where Michiru was.
"Kagome, I'm glad to have the chance of visiting Michiru again, but I'm not entirely comfortable with leaving Kohaku and Lady Kaede like this." Sango stated out of concern, it was only natural that the young warrior woman feel worried for her younger brother and for the safety of the villagers if she and her friends left this world for a short while without leaving anyone behind who could protect everyone.
"AWW, come on Sango, Naraku's dead and gone so there's nothing to worry about." Inuyasha complained, hoping to change her mind.
"It'll be okay Sango, the goddess Belldandy offered her blessings to the well so all of us can go together, Kohaku and Kirara as well." Kagome stated, smiling as she knew her words had hit the mark and made Sango smile with relief since Kohaku would be safe from harm so long as he was with them at all times. "I knew you wouldn't want to be parted from Kohaku so I made sure to ask Belldandy to bless the well in order for him to come with us as well, he'll be perfectly safe, I promise you that everything will turn out alright."
"Thank you Kagome, but Kaede and the villagers will still need some protection and I don't know who can…" Sango replied softly.
"Meow!" Kirara growled affectionately while in her giant fighting form, trying to reassure Sango that she would protect everyone while the female demon slayer was away with Kohaku and the others, rubbing her huge snout against Sango's waist gently in the process.
"I'm sorry Kirara, I haven't forgotten about you, I was under the impression that you would want to accompany us so I didn't want you to feel left out." Sango said, managing a light smile while rubbing Kirara's ears and petting the furry feline gently with both hands. "Are you fine with staying here by yourself to protect everyone while we're gone for a few days? Okay, if you say so, thank you Kirara."
"Well, now that its decided that we're all going, let's head out and walk to the Bone Eater's well." Kagome stated as though she was in charge of the group, preparing to march outside and take the lead ahead of everyone else.
"Don't forget to bring along the gifts that each of you wanted to give to Michiru now that you get to see him in person again." Inuyasha stated, grinning humorously since he knew his reminder would cause everyone to rush off and gather each of their gifts up in mad panic.
After a brief moment, the six companions were ready to depart once they had gathered up all of their belongings and their special gifts to give to Michiru once they met him at the house, Kirara accompanied them as they strode along down the path which lead to the forest where the Bone Eater's well was located in the open clearing. Inuyasha jumped in first to show everyone how it was done, Kagome stood by to encourage each of her other feudal era friends to follow suit one at a time until she was the last one left, Sango gave Kirara a big hug to show her appreciation and to wish the furry feline all the best while all of them were away and then she climbed down into the well with Kohaku holding on to her for support before Kagome jumped in to follow them. Once everyone had jumped down the well and disappeared from sight, Kirara wandered back to the village where she would keep Lady Kaede company while she remained on guard to protect the villagers from any dangers that might arise.
Now that everyone had arrived in the modern era, Inuyasha raced up the stone steps and out of the shed which surrounded the well, ushering each of his feudal era friends out in order to see how they'd react to seeing a glimpse of modern civilization. Kagome wandered upstairs with Shippo perched on her shoulder, Miroku and Sango followed close behind with Kohaku until all of them had stepped outside where they were standing in the open, looking all around them at the tall buildings and large houses as well as the house which was Kagome's home along with Higurashi Shrine. Miroku and Sango's eyes widened and they watched in awe, Shippo's too, though he was the easiest of the three to surprise since he was still a young little kid compared to the two of them, the big smile he wore on his face made Kagome giggle with amusement.
"WOW!" Shippo exclaimed in excitement, looking around from one building to the next, looking in all directions as far as his eyes could see. "It must be great living in a place like this Kagome, you and Michiru must be really happy here. Are there lots of different foods or toys that you can buy for yourselves?"
"Yes Shippo, more that you can ever imagine, but now we have to wrap up our gifts for Michiru so we can make our visit extra special." Kagome stated. "Follow me inside the house and I'll introduce you to my family, once we're all done and ready to leave, we'll go catch a train which will take us to the house where Michiru's staying at."
"Kagome, you mentioned that the goddess named Belldandy blessed the Bone Eater's well so that the three of us could travel here to your world, I don't see her anywhere." Miroku pointed out in confusion. "Did she not want to wait for us?"
"Belldandy left to go spend time with her boyfriend Keiichi after she offered her blessings to the Bone Eater's well before Inuyasha and I came to see you, we'll get to meet her along with everyone else as soon as we arrive at the house." Kagome answered, mentioning Belldandy's boyfriend Keiichi in order to discourage Miroku from getting any ideas of flirting around with any of the goddesses even though she knew in the back of her mind that the perverted idiot wouldn't be able to control himself. "Which reminds me Miroku, you're being invited as a guest just like the rest of us and we expect you to BEHAVE yourself because if you don't…we won't be responsible for what happens to you should you act out of line or treat anyone inappropriately while you're in the presence of the goddesses staying at the house which is owned by Michiru's Uncle. Do I make myself CLEAR?"
"Y-Yes Kagome, you've made yourself…clear." Miroku answered, feeling a little frightened while under the gaze of the reborn priestess who had given him a brief, but scary glare as a warning before she returned to her kind and cheerful self and lead everyone towards the front entrance of her house.
"Good, I know you wouldn't want to be blown up, struck by lightening or anything painful like that due to bad behaviour." Kagome replied, recalling incidents which Michiru had mentioned during his explanation of how he had first met some of the goddesses and so on, making Miroku gulp in fear for his own life after hearing her words.
Meanwhile, back at the house where Michiru was staying with his Uncle and the goddesses, Mr. Koshian was walking throughout the yard by himself and enjoying the fresh air. He had enjoyed a pleasant walk with Michiru and Peorth who had accompanied him for a while, but he decided to give his young nephew some alone time with the first class goddess whom he could tell had an affection for the Kururugi boy. He had left them in the small area of the yard which was shaded by the trees and the two of them were talking amongst themselves while taking turns on the swing Peorth had made with her magic, the old man was about to wander back to the house when he happened to glance towards the front entrance of the property leading outside, there was a young woman standing at the gate and leaning against the side to balance herself as though she was feeling dizzy or unwell.
"Hello there miss, are you not feeling alright?" Mr. Koshian asked out of concern after wandering over to see of he could be of any help.
"I think I'm going to throw up sir, I must have gotten an upset stomach after eating something at a restaurant a short while ago." Sayoko answered, holding her stomach with one hand while leaning the other against the side of the stone gate to try and stay balanced.
Sayoko Mishima, a wealthy young teenage girl who like Toshiyuki Aoshima, knows there's an unexplainable force behind Belldandy's ability to avoid troubling situations despite the fact that neither of them know she's actually a goddess from heaven. She had dark brown eyes, long dark brown hair, a nice face, pale skin and an attractive figure.
"Perhaps you should come inside to rest yourself, if you tell me who your parents are, I can contact them to come and get you." The old monk suggested, holding out a hand to see he meant no harm to the young female adult. "Its entirely up to you miss, you don't have to…ahh!"
"That was easy as pie, the old man fell for the oldest trick in the book, nice performance Miss Mishima." Toshiyuki commented after knocking Mr. Koshian on the back of the head from behind with the end of his cane that he was carrying, the poor old man fell unconscious and dropped to the ground. "Shall we go let ourselves in?"
"You didn't have to knock him out Toshiyuki, he was going to let me inside which would have given you both the opportunity of sneaking inside yourselves while I distracted him!" Sayoko burst out, standing up straight now that her little act was over, feeling guilty for what had occurred despite not knowing that Toshiyuki had intended to knock the old monk unconscious like this. "This wasn't part of the plan and I thought you wanted revenge on some teenage boy, not this old man!"
"Plans change, besides, I needed this man out of the way so that we don't lose the element of surprise." Toshiyuki answered offhandedly without a care in the world for what he had done, waiting for Sayoko and Mara to accompany him as he broke into the house. "Shall we let ourselves in then?"
"I can already see this plan going downhill and I don't want to be a part of it, I'm leaving, you can carry on without me if you think that you'll get away with it." Sayoko replied, turning to leave and walk to where she had parked her bright yellow Mercedes a short distance away.
"You're leaving already?" Toshiyuki said in dismay as he watched the beautiful young woman walking away without turning around or saying anything further. "But we've only just begun."
"Let her go, she's getting cold feet, we can manage just fine by ourselves from here on in." Mara stated as she and Toshiyuki watched Sayoko driving away in her bright yellow Mercedes, the female demon was eager to get inside of the house and put their plan in motion.
Meanwhile under cover of the trees, Peorth was sitting in the swing, swaying back and forth gently while playing a fun game with Michiru to pass the time and occupy themselves until Kagome returned with Inuyasha and the rest of their friends from Japan's Feudal era. Peorth had wanted to play the Truth or Dare game and for a while, Michiru played along, creating a lot of laughs for both of them since the first class goddess was asking easy questions or requests from the Kururugi boy so far…until now.
"Truth or Dare Michiru?" Peorth asked, recalling each scenario in mind no matter which choice the Kururugi boy choose for his turn.
"Truth." Michiru answered, waiting for Peorth to ask him a question.
"Did you enjoy waking up in bed with me…even just a little bit?" Peorth asked, enjoying the reaction on Michiru's face which also answered her question even though she waited for the Shikigami user's reply.
"Well…I-I…yeah…a little bit." Michiru answered, turning his eyes away in embarrassment since he couldn't handle Peorth's devious smile any longer.
"Don't be so embarrassed Michiru, you're a young man after all, its perfectly natural and normal to have desires like that." Peorth stated, deciding to move on so that her turn would be next. "It's my turn now and I pick truth."
"Alright, um…do you have an alternate energy source as well just like all the other goddesses?" Michiru asked, the question just popping into his head out of nowhere.
"Yes Michiru, all goddesses have an alternate energy source, you should already know that since you restored my energy earlier this morning right after I made this swing with my magic." Peorth answered while reminding Michiru of the first time they came to this place.
"Sorry Peorth, I wasn't thinking clearly." Michiru replied apologetically.
"If you want to know, my alternate energy source is sunlight and since my magic is based on the element of earth, sunlight restores my energy just as it provides plants and vegetation with the energy to grow." Peorth explained.
"Wow, makes sense I guess, and you're lucky that we're in the season of summer so there's lots of sunshine for you." Michiru stated.
"Yes there is." Peorth agreed with a devious smile which Michiru didn't notice, for what she didn't tell him was that in order to her to harness the sun's rays as an alternate energy source, the divine deity had to remove all of her clothes and stay naked with the sun shining on her body until her energy level was fully restored in the event that her energy supply was cut off from heaven. "Now it's your turn Michiru, pick one or the other."
"I'll choose dare this time." Michiru answered, causing Peorth's devious smile to widen slightly as he had set himself up for another trap.
"I dare you to do an impersonation of your friend Miroku, and you have to make it a believable one." Peorth declared right then and there.
"What?" Michiru replied in dismay, a pink blush covering his handsome face in the process. "Y-You w-want me to impersonate…Miroku?"
"You heard me, no backing out of it either because you chose dare." Peorth answered. "We'll take all day if we have too Michiru so do it."
The teenage boy was more than familiar with Miroku's character and above all, his mannerisms and undesirable qualities which had gotten him into trouble time and time again whether it was with Sango or another attractive young woman. Although Michiru knew in the back of his mind that this was only a game and that Peorth wouldn't lash out at him or slap him in the face in response, he couldn't bring himself to do anything inappropriate or disrespectful towards her despite her insistence on asking him to make a believable impersonation of the lecherous monk. Thankfully, Peorth had left Michiru with the choice of deciding how to impersonate Miroku or which impersonation he could choose out of the various options available, that was a small amount of mercy in his case. He couldn't bring himself to grope Peorth's body despite how attractive he found her to be, for he would feel ashamed for the rest of his life no matter the fact that this was just a game, so he decided on an easier one to make even though it would still be very embarrassing from his viewpoint.
"Okay, here I go. Ahem." Michiru stated, clearing his throat and taking each of Peorth's hands in his own. "Peorth…w-would y-you…do me, I-I mean…"
Would I do you? Oh yes Michiru, and I would make it the most pleasurable experience ever!
"I-I mean…would you…do me the honour of…" Michiru stammered uncontrollably, his face getting redder and redder by the second, his temperature sky rocketing like crazy as his hands started shaking lightly from embarrassment, still looking Peorth face to face and eye to eye. "…b-bearing…m-my…"
Peorth could tell from the look in Michiru's eyes that the Kururugi boy's patience for attempting such an embarrassing impersonation was about to run out, so she took advantage of the moment before he could react, for the feelings rattling within her like butterflies were taking control over her and she herself had run out of patience as well. The first class goddess pulled her hands free of Michiru's in a flash and grabbed on to the doubled breaded vines holding the swing to the branch of the tree, swaying forwards and wrapping her athletic legs around Michiru's lower waist and locking her ankles together from behind.
"Yes, I would happily bear your children! Oh yes, oh yes." Peorth replied affectionately, the movement of the swing caused the heavenly beauty to lean back with her hair hanging down while her hips ground into Michiru's, moaning in response as if she was experiencing sexual pleasure even though she was now make believing as well. Michiru's blushing red face grew darker and darker, sweat threatened to cover his upper body now that a temperature rise shot from his waist up to his head, it was a miracle that he wasn't going to faint.
"Uh…Peorth?" Michiru mumbled nervously, overcome by shock from the goddess's actions while he looked her in the eyes without saying anything else further. When Peorth had leaned back in the swing, he had tried grabbing her waist in order to stop her from falling off, not knowing until she playfully gave her own response to his impersonation which left the Kururugi boy in a state of confusion and embarrassment.
Is Peorth just playing along and responding to my impersonation? Or does she really want to…no! I can't think like that, I already swore I wouldn't use my wish just to take advantage of her that way! B-But, could she really feel that level of desire or attraction to someone like me…and if so…why? Her smile is so gorgeous…a-and her eyes have no trace of lies or deceit in them which could only mean…
"That was a good try Michiru, I'm sorry for putting you through something so embarrassing, I wanted to see if you could go through with it." Peorth explained apologetically, still wearing the sincere smile on her face to put Michiru at ease, her voice had succeeded in distracting his attention so he forgot about the compromising and very suggestive position that they were now in which would look like nothing short of intimacy had it not been for the fact that they both still had their clothes on.
The goddess waited for Michiru's reply while savouring the feel of his touch while his hands held her waist and her legs locked around his, Peorth made a mental note to come out here as often as possible with Michiru in the days to come during the two weeks he would be here at his Uncle's house, especially at night so they would have all the privacy in the world should they actually go through with this for real and share their first passionate experience together. Although Peorth knew that day was still far off, she could tell that Michiru was slowly getting used to her forward and flirtatious advances, thanks to his feelings of affection for her and his own inner desires which were straining to come out even though the teenage boy held them in check out of respect and moral conduct until the time was right.
"Peorth? Michiru?" Lind's voice echoed from somewhere else in the yard outside between here and the house, forcing the two to release themselves quickly to avoid being caught in their position, Peorth and Michiru rushed through the trees and over to the front gate where they were alarmed to find the Valkyrie knelt down beside the unconscious body of the Kururugi boy's Uncle who Lind had just found.
"What happened Lind?" Michiru asked in concern, kneeling down to examine his Uncle to make sure that he was still alive and alright.
"I don't know, I was taking a walk around the house after a short round of combat training and I happened to find him here like this, it looks as though he was struck on the head from behind which means we could have an intruder inside of the house." Lind answered.
"Let's take your Uncle to the trees and let him rest on the grass where he'll be safe, then we'll search the house to find his attacker or attackers if there happen to be more than one." Peorth suggested, kneeling down to life Mr. Koshian by his legs and ankles.
"Good idea, Lind, you and Peorth are goddesses so the two of you can levitate freely without leaving footprints or making any noise." Michiru stated, taking charge of the situation since he was the rightful owner of the house after his Uncle who was now unconscious. "I'll search the house and warn Urd and Skuld while the two of you get my Uncle to safety, then each of you go will have to split up to find Belldandy and Inuyasha in case we need their help, we'll all meet inside and deal with whoever's broken in together once we've done those tasks first."
"Very well then, we'll be back in hopefully a little while from now once we've found everyone, be on your guard Michiru." Lind replied, doing as the Shikigami user had asked and lifting the boy's Uncle up by the arms in order to help Peorth take him to the safety of the trees.
"Please be careful Michiru." Peorth asked with a worried tone of voice and a look of concern on her face as she levitated into the air.
"I promise Peorth, see you soon once you're both back." Michiru replied rewarding the first class goddess with a confident smile to show he would do all that he could to keep himself and others from coming to any harm at the hands of whoever had intruded into the house.
Inside the house, Urd was sitting comfortably in front of the television and watching some sort of sci-fi program that she had become a fan of. Sadly, the second class goddess was so focussed on watching what was playing on television that she was unaware of the two intruders now inside of the house who were currently sneaking up on her from behind. Toshiyuki held a set of huge headphones in his hands which he quickly placed on Urd's ears in a flash, he then pressed the switch to activate the device made by Mara which was set to play enka music, alarming the second class goddess in the process as she struggled to break free of the play boy's assault.
"Quite the handful aren't you Urd?" Toshiyuki remarked lecherously, cupping a hand over Urd's mouth to muffled her cries for help while squeezing one of her breasts with his other, counting down the seconds until the divine beauty had succumbed to the enka music and lost all consciousness. "That's payback for striking me with a bolt of lightning, pleasant dreams my dear, until we meet again then."
The rich playboy grinned in triumph at outwitting and subduing another victim during his crime of forced entry into the house which wasn't his own, turning off the television while examining Urd's attractive body with his eyes, but his inner fantasies were interrupted when Mara's voice broke the silence and brought his glorious moment to an end.
"You handled that well, you look like you've done this before." Mara commented as she complimented the rich playboy for his efforts at subduing Urd with enka music which was of course her weakness. "I told you my irremovable headphones would do the trick for us."
"Well as a matter of fact, I have done this before, Urd and Belldandy caused a lot of trouble for Sayoko and I when they first appeared at Nekomi Tech without warning. Despite our best efforts along with our influence over the students and teachers, the two of them stole our popular status and intervened with our affairs, this is what I'd like to call a long awaited payback." Toshiyuki remarked until his mind returned to the present goal at hand, he sneaked a peek at Urd's well formed cleavage before releasing his hold on the unconscious goddess and backing away. "There we are, now all we have to do is find Peorth and that young little brat of her friend."
"I'm going to search downstairs for that boy, I'll come back once I'm done, then we can search upstairs together if I don't find anyone." Mara stated before wandering off to find the staircase which lead to the lowest level of the house so she could search those rooms quickly.
"Very well, don't take too long or you'll miss out on the fun." Toshiyuki advised with a grin as he stood on guard to watch Urd until Mara returned from her search downstairs.
Meanwhile inside the private sanctuary of her bedroom which was also her laboratory, Skuld was peddling what looked like a stationary exercise bicycle with no wheels, several power cords which were plugged into it at different outlets ran from it to several machines in the bedroom. One of them was her mechanical assistant Banpei, it was clear that the goddess was trying to charge up the power of three machines simultaneously, but she was running out of energy due to peddling as fast as possible for who knows how long.
"Oh boy, I feel really tired from all this peddling, I hope I was able to charge up the power for at least one of my machines." Skuld murmured as she stood up from the exercise bicycle and wandered over to examine each machine to see what their power levels were. "WHAT? Banpei's only forty percent fully charged? My generator's at fifty percent and my new prototype trap is at seventy? Oh darn it!"
Looking around in the bedroom in frustration, her eyes eventually fell on her reflection in one of her large rectangular bedroom mirrors and she was surprised to see herself transformed, her mouth gaped open in surprise. A closer look revealed what had happened, Skuld was taller and older than before, her bright green shorts and long sleeve shirt felt smaller and tighter now that her body had grown to her young adult self though she was fortunate that she still had enough freedom to move around comfortably in both pieces of clothing.
"I-I'm in my…adult self…which means…I must have accidentally used up what little energy I had left in my attempt to charge up my machines with my modified exercise bike. Big sis did say that Yggdrasil is experiencing troubles and won't be fully recovered until later this afternoon or possibly the evening, I better tell Urd and the other's just in case." Skuld exclaimed while she examined herself in the mirror since it had been many months since the last time she had temporarily turned into her young adult self. "With the massive data overload due to Michiru's return from Feudal Japan, there's no telling how much longer Yggdrasil's repairs will take, along with the fact that all of his friends have now traveled through to the Modern era."
After collecting her thoughts, Skuld dashed out of her bedroom and downstairs to the kitchen and living room where she last saw Urd watching television, completely unaware of her sister's predicament or that the house had been broken into by two dangerous intruders lurking around inside.
"Urd? Urd? I think Yggdrasil is experiencing more problems, and with Michiru's other friends coming over soon, I don't think Yggdrasil will be repaired or fully functional later tonight." Skuld called out after walking through the kitchen and into the living room until she noticed her eldest sister hadn't even bothered to turn around and look at her, nor had she replied verbally which meant that Urd hadn't heard her either, she failed to notice Toshiyuki who now stood up from hiding behind the couch once he caught the sound of her voice as she entered from the kitchen. "Urd? Why are you watching television while wearing headphones and listening to music at the same time?"
"Well well, isn't this a nice surprise?" Toshiyuki commented with a sinister grin as he entered the living room and came face to face with Skuld whom he had recognized from his last encounter many months ago, Skuld froze with fear and looked around for an escape route. "Of all the people in this house, I wasn't expecting to see you here, its been so many months since we've last seen each other hasn't it?"
Skuld tried to run away, but Toshiyuki blocked her avenue of escape, forcing Skuld to turn around and run in a last ditch effort to remove the headphones from Urd and wake her eldest sister from sleep. The youngest goddess nearly reached Urd, but Toshiyuki was quicker and grabbed Skuld from behind, pulling her back in a flash and clamping a hand over her mouth to silence her from screaming.
"You cost me a lot of money that day at the ice cream shop all those months ago, and I'm going to take the equivalent cost along with the accumulated interest value out of you before this day is over, well…after I've exacted my revenge on Peorth and that meddling young brat of hers that is." Toshiyuki declared angrily with a cruel grin, making Skuld tremble with fear as she struggled to free herself from his hold.
Meanwhile, Michiru just finished searching the upstairs rooms of the house without any success once he had entered the house through the side entrance, for he had wanted to warn Skuld and Urd of the dangerous intruders first before hunting them down and he mistakenly thought Urd had gone to her room when he heard no noise echoing from the television upon entering. As a result, the Kururugi boy skipped searching the kitchen and living room since it sounded as though they were both empty and also the fact that the intruders were probably searching elsewhere for more valuable items to steal. Its possible he had just missed Skuld when she left her room while he was busy searching the other rooms, though he had no idea that she was now taken captive by Toshiyuki who was one of the intruders, but he would soon find out once he retraced his steps to go back down to the living room and kitchen.
Something's out of place, Skuld and Urd aren't in their rooms and its too quiet throughout the house, the television is off so maybe they both went outside for a walk.
As the Kururugi boy quietly came downstairs, he heard faint noises echoing from the living room which indicated a struggle taking place, he then rushed inside through the kitchen and was astonished to find Toshiyuki with poor Skuld held prisoner in his hands.
"You?" Michiru shouted in disbelief, out of all the enemies to break into the house, he was indeed surprised to see Toshiyuki in here.
"Yes, me." Toshiyuki replied with an excited grin on his face, he had found Michiru, finding Skuld was an unexpected bonus, only Peorth was left unaccounted for.
"Ahh!" Michiru cried in pain after being struck on the back of the head from behind by Mara who had borrowed Toshiyuki's cane to use as a weapon which had been leaning against the wall, the impact from the blow causing the Kururugi boy to lose focus as he lost balance and fell to the floor, looking at Toshiyuki and Skuld until his eyes closed shut once unconsciousness overtook him.
"And me too!" Mara added with a triumphant grin, leaning the cane back against the wall where she had found it. "Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Both villains now smiled in satisfaction for successfully subduing their second victim today, now Skuld and Michiru were both prisoners.
Author's Note: Sorry for the long delay everyone, this chapter turned out to take longer and be longer than I had originally planned. In fact, there are about 7 to 10 pages of story material which I had to cut out of this chapter in order to use for the following one, but the good news is I should have that one ready for uploading by Friday or Saturday once its complete. Special thanks to Orionpax09's suggestion of having Belldandy offer her divine blessings to the Bone Eater's well so that Michiru's other Feudal era friends could use it to travel to the Modern era for a visit, please also give a special thanks to J4RRE77 for his suggestion of having sunlight as Peorth's alternate energy source, the additional amount of comedy is unbelievable as I'm sure everyone who read that scene can imagine.
HotelKatz: That's a fair assumption, demons and goddess are bound by the rules set by those whom they serve after all and you may even be right about Mara wanting to defeat the goddesses on even ground, she is or was friends at one point in time with Urd if I recall correctly and there's no sense of achievement in winning a fixed fight or defeating an opponent who stood little or no chance of winning to begin with. I have to agree with that theory your friend came up with, the same rules that both goddesses and demons are expected to follow could very well be as a result of a treaty formed to benefit both heaven and the netherworld not only for both sides but for the people of earth as well on whom the delicate balance is also dependant on since every human being is continuously monitored for their level of misfortune throughout the duration of their mortal existence on earth.
Lind may know about Michiru's Feudal era adventures or at least those that he had beforehand along with his ordinary life in the Modern era, but now that she's found out he's a young teenage boy, her curiosity is going to keep her down on earth so she can learn more from him since she undoubtedly has more questions of her own about him and why he is held in such high esteem. Lind may be a Valkyrie herself, but this doesn't excuse the fact or the possibility that she may have other reasons for holding admiration and respect towards Michiru, reasons which may or may not be different from those that other goddesses and Valkyries have themselves. Since this story is only seven chapters long thus far, nothing is written in stone as of yet so don't give up hope on Lind pursuing Michiru romantically, I mentioned in the plot summary that there will be some alternate endings so that Michiru will be paired with a different goddess for each.
Yes, pitting Mara and Inuyasha against each other would be one heck of a battle and each of them could come out victorious over the other depending on how such a battle would unfold, it would a very close match so its almost impossible to tell who would have the upper hand.
Trace Carter: I thought so too, since she rarely makes an appearance and is difficult to understand all around, I thought it would be fitting and even a little cute for her to react all surprised like that. It helps to display herself along with her inner feelings, especially like how she eventually opened up a little during the Fighting Wings ova, it was so nice to see Lind smile happily at the very end before she departed to go back to heaven and I want her to learn a few things from Michiru and the others during her stay on earth so she can show her true self.
Greymon Leader Batz flashpoint: I thought it was funny as well, Kagome abuses her power over Inuyasha's subjugation beads way too much so I believed it was appropriate that Michiru set her straight, and having Inuyasha verbally forgive her afterwards was both funny and fitting too since that made the two of them even.
Raidentensho: Now that Lind has made an appearance, there will be plenty of possibilities to occur in this story, namely for Michiru along with Peorth and the other goddesses. Since Lind is a formidable Valkyrie warrior, she could probably train in combat with Michiru and Peorth could use her magic in combination with Michiru's Shikigami powers in order to create new attack spells or anything just as useful on the same level which would otherwise be too difficult for just one of them. Such opportunities will definitely be occurring once everyone pays a visit to the Feudal era which will likely be unfolding very soon shortly after Miroku and the others make their appearances.
J4RRE77: Sorry for taking so long to update again, thanks a lot for your helpful thoughts and suggestions, I hope this chapter was well worth the wait. Thanks again for your suggestion of having sunlight serve as Peorth's alternative energy source, its works out perfectly and the scene when Peorth and Michiru were both playing Truth or Dare was made even more hilarious because of it.
Orionpax09: There's no doubt of that, Michiru won't just be blushing furiously, he'll probably faint right afterwards too.
That's a good point to make, Michiru did meet Inuyasha and Kagome after the two of them had befriended Shippo, Miroku, Sango and Kirara after all so there's no reason why Inuyasha and the others couldn't have encountered other deities and demonic foes during their travels before they eventually met Michiru and let him join their company. I had to let Lind be surprised in order to set the stage for what she knew and didn't know about Michiru before and at their first meeting, it was also very cute which I felt helped to show Lind's true self and inner feelings since her brief appearance in the Fighting Wings ova was so short, she needs more attention too in my opinion.
In short, Kagome had it coming, she abuses her sit commands so much that its like she has an addiction for them. So I thought its only just and fair that Michiru set her straight given that he's friends with her and Inuyasha, that and since he wasn't in the anime or the manga to set her straight in the first place given that he always shows compassion towards people in the SOTCM game including Kagura and Utsugi even while he was forced to fight against either of them time and time again. Yes, Inuyasha is doing better than Kagome ever could or would. Kagome also has a bad happen of judging others for their faults when she clearly has her own even though she won't admit them, not even to herself.
I wanted Lind to mention that so that the other goddesses would understand why the Almighty One deemed that Michiru's Shikigami powers and Feudal era experience, everything other than his ordinary life kept classified except to the Valkyries and those who knew of the matter beforehand. After Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara have had the chance to visit Michiru and the goddesses, I'm going to have everyone return to the Feudal era since an old enemy will be returning soon and I'm sure you know who I'm talking about…this will provide possibilities for Michiru and the goddesses to interact in battle and deepen their relationships along the way. I'm glad you like the idea of having alternate endings with Michiru/Urd and Michiru/Lind, I happen to like each of those pairings myself so I hope they'll work.
I'll write out another chapter for my Inuyasha/Ghostbusters fanfic after completing chapter 8 for my Inuyasha/Ah! My Goddess fanfic, chapter 8 should be done either Friday or Saturday so then I can start on that afterwards. I heard about Harold Ramis's passing and was saddened by it, of all the Ghostbusters, his character Egon whom he portrayed was my favourite since he designed and built all of the tools and equipment used for catching and combating ghosts. You and me both, Miroku's going to deserve every single punishment directed against him for each and every offence he commits against any young woman, human or goddess and the same goes for Toshiyuki as well now that he's back for revenge with Mara as his accomplice. Thanks again for your helpful suggestion of having Belldandy offer her blessings to the Bone Eater's well so Michiru's other Feudal era friends aside from Kagome and Inuyasha could use it to travel between worlds, I don't know how I would have been able to set up a first meeting between Miroku and the goddesses without it, those scenes are especially going to be a lot of fun writing out beginning in chapter 8.
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